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HALO
Definition of HALO
noun
A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
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Where it comes from
From Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “threshing floor; disk; disk of the sun or moon; ring of light around the sun or moon”), of unknown origin. The threshing floor's circular threshold or oxen walking on it in a circle gave rise to the other meanings. Used in English since 1563; the sense of light around someone’s head since 1646.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HALO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HALO starts with H and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AHLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HALO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found HALO?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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